Extinction mystery solved? Evidence suggests humans played a role in monkey's demise in Jamaica

Date: August 9, 2017

Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine

Summary:

Radiocarbon dating of a fossilized leg bone from a Jamaican monkey called Xenothrix mcgregori suggests it may be the one of the most recent primate species anywhere in the world to become extinct, and it may solve a long-standing mystery about the cause of its demise. The short answer: human settlement of its island home.

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Finding Israel's first camels: Archaeologists pinpoint the date when domesticated camels arrived in Israel

Date: February 3, 2014

Source: American Friends of Tel Aviv University

Summary: Using radiocarbon dating, archaeologists can pinpoint the moment when domesticated camels arrived in the southern Levant. Their findings further emphasize the disagreements between Biblical texts and verifiable history, and define a turning point in Israel's engagement with the rest of the world.

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